May 2024 has been so intense! It began with a flu that had my two year old with a fever for an entire day. It was low, so I knew he’d be okay.

Then, of course, my husband and I got the same flu. Only my toddler recovered pretty much in one day, while we were sick for much longer 😓

But we got through it, and I continued May living through all the changes of toddlerhood.

On a random night at 4am, I heard a thud. Then I saw through the dark a tiny figure running into my room! Eeek! 😱

It wasn’t Chucky the killer doll, it was my 27 month old who hopped out of his crib for the first time! That night, he slept with us, because we couldn’t keep him in his crib.

Immediately, we packed the crib, gifted it to a friend, and set up his toddler bed. And he has hated it ever since 😅

I never knew that the change from crib to bed was so jarring for young ones, but now I do. So, we’ve been patient (and firm) with him, but it’s given us a few sleepless nights.

The other day I reached for my makeup remover, only to realize the dark circles under my eyes were not mascara… they were just dark circles 🐼 I wasn’t even wearing mascara.

Patient Mommy

There have been many changes recently for my son: eating on his own with his own utensils, potty training, toddler bed, and soon moving up from nursery to young preschoolers at church.

This is a lot, so I’m being very patient with him. I’m not giving into whining or tantrums, but I’m being calm and loving with him.

I can feel it building my resilience, because I haven’t been this busy and sleepless since the newborn months.

As For Myself

I’ve splurged on a ton of YA books from eBay 😆 I’ve gotten at least 3 full series, and will be sharing them as I read them, even though they’re mostly books from over 10 years ago.

I just want to lose myself in a young story of dystopian societies and choosing between two hot guys. This is a guilty pleasure that I will probably never outgrow! 🥰

This one is not a dystopian series, but I’m looking forward to reading Butterflies:

I hope I have time to annotate some of the books I read, and maybe also review them on this blog!

Fashion Blogging

If you follow my fashion blog, rest assured that I am not giving it up! I just have a lot going on right now, and on my down time, I need to read.

And chill. And breathe 😌

I’m thinking of taking the summer off fashion blogging, or just adding some OOTD posts. Whatever I decide, I know I’ll post again only when I have good quality content, and not just filler.

June Goals

These are some of my June 2024 goals:

1. Journal daily, even just 5 minutes.
2. Allow times of mom + toddler play but also independent play.
3. Lose myself in books 🥰
4. Blog more often.
5. Review the books that I’m reading.

And that’s it! Simple and ordinary, but I’m predicting that my June will be pretty busy with toddler shenanigans 😆 But, you know, that’s the life of a mom.

I knew it wasn’t going to be easy! But, it’s been immensely amazing too 😊

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How was your May 2024? Care to share your June 2024 goals? I’d love to read them!

Thank you so much for reading!

with love,

~ Maribelle🌹~

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